Peru's Presidential Race Reflects Fluid Domestic Opinion

Guy Taylor
World Politics Review
April 11, 2011

The first round of balloting went smoothly in Peru's presidential election Sunday, setting the stage for a June 5 run-off between left-leaning former military officer Ollanta Humala and Keiko Fujimori, a pro-market congresswoman and daughter of jailed former President Alberto Fujimori...

...If Humala wins the final vote, said Sabatini, he will likely "confront a very divided congress, and that can be a plus or minus."

...Sabatini concluded, however, that there is "clearly demand in Peru for a more socially oriented approach toward development." Should Humala go on to win the presidency and pursue such an approach, it would "not necessarily put him in conflict with the United States, and would also not necessarily align him with Hugo Chavez," he said.

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